S. W. (rising to his feet and making the sign of a Master Mason.) (Master has a small trowel, which he shows the candidate as he commences to read concerning it. The candidate generally gets this from some of the brethren who are well posted in the work. See Joshua X: 11-14. with the right-hand corner tucked up, and he wears a yoke with a Senior Warden's jewel attached to it. despicable villains! That is strictly forbidden; so you may set your minds at rest. W. M.--Your duty there, Brother Senior Deacon? The three, as they were passing a westerly course, coming down near the port of Joppa, met a seafaring man, of whom they inquired if he had seen any strangers pass that way. He informed them that he had seen three, who, from their appearance, were workmen from the Temple, seeking a passage into Ethiopia; but, not having King Solomon's pass, were unable to obtain one, and had returned back into the country. Captain--Very well, you can have a passage. Answer--We will bury it in the rubbish of the Temple, until low twelve, and then we will meet and give it a decent burial. 1 (See p. FAIR is controlled and operated by the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR). 67.). p. 148. SD: A Ruffian--What horrid deed is this we have done? WM: Pass. What were you asked from within? 40.) W. M.--Has any brother present any thing to offer for the benefit of Masonry? WM: How will you dispose of it? Why are they not at work as usual? The next ceremony was to p. 114 tear the breast open and pluck out the heart, and if there were the least imperfection, the body would be considered unclean. imparted with this grip and its usage it is done in this manner: First, the Worshipful Master says to the candidate: "I now present my right hand in token of the continuance of friendship All the brethren take their seats but the Master and candidate, when the Master continues: "Brother Gabe, you will now repair to the east, and receive an historical account of this degree.". No portion of this site may be reproduced without the express written consent of The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. Any opinions expressed, implied, or included in or with the goods and services offered by FAIR are solely those of FAIR and not those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence," &c., &c. (See p. W. M.--If you are satisfied it is high twelve, you will erect your column, and call the craft from labor to refreshment, for the space of thirty minutes (or fifteen minutes, as the case may be), calling them in at the sound of the gavel. (See pp. I now receive you on both points of the compasses, extending from your naked left to your naked right breast (he here places both points against candidate's breasts), which is to teach you, that as the vital parts of man are contained within the breasts, so the most excellent tenets of our institution are contained between the points of the compasses--which are Friendship, Morality, and Brotherly Love. Captain--The sooner the better! Our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, having finished his usual exercises, attempted to retire at the south gate, where he was accosted by Jubela, who thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on being refused, gave him a blow with the twenty-four-inch gauge across the throat, upon which he fled, and attempted to pass out at the west gate, where he was accosted by Jubelo, who, in like manner, thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master Mason, or the Master's word; and, on his being refused, gave him a blow with a square across his breast, upon which he fled, and attempted to make his escape out at the east gate, where he was accosted by Jubelum, who, in like manner, thrice demanded of him the secrets of a Master .Mason, or the Master's word: and, on his being refused, gave him a violent blow with a setting-maul, on his forehead, which felled him dead on the spot. J. G. W.--We do not know, Most Worshipful King Solomon. When the candidate is fully dressed, the door is unceremoniously thrown open, and he, in company with others, is permitted to enter the Lodge. the Book of Constitutions guarded by the Tyler's Sword, the Sword pointing to a Naked Heart, the All-seeing Eye, the Anchor and Ark, the Forty-seventh. In France, it was originally south, north, and east, but now west, south, and east. ), Ruffian--Give me the Master's word, or I will take your life in a moment! WM: How will you dispose of it? conceal it so that the place may be known should occasion hereafter require. 299-300. : Worthy Inner Gate Keeper, inform the Outer Gate Keeper that the Court is now opened. 1. Why, it is well known that the celebrated artist was living at Tyre many years after the Temple was completed.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 291. The Senior Warden approaches the candidate and ties the apron upon him, with the flap and corners turned down, and says: The conductor now conducts the candidate back to the Worshipful Master in the east. It means, K. S.--Jubela, you stand charged as accessory to the death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. Brother Grand Secretary (turning to the Secretary of the Lodge), you will go out and see to calling the several rolls of the craft, and report to me as soon as possible. . W, M.--Is he worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared? ii. 1, King Solomon then ordered them to go and assist in raising the body; and it was agreed between him and Hiram, king of Tyre, that as the Master's word was then lost, the first sigh given at the grave, and the first word spoken after the body should be raised, should be used for the regulation of all Masters'. S. D.--He has it not, but I have it for him. WM: Will you be off or from? With the flap and corners turned down, which is to distinguish him as a Master Mason, or an overseer of the work. On the flap is delineated an eye, and on the area selections from the Master's carpet. Speaking to the candidate, the Worshipful Master says, "My Brother, ", Master (as K. S.) makes the "grand hailing sign of distress" (see Fig. What say you, guilty or not guilty? K. S.--No work laid out--no designs drawn on the trestle-board? Q. J. D. (makes sign.) Foot to foot--that you will never hesitate to go on foot, and out of your way, to assist and serve a worthy brother. As previously explained from the Entered Apprentice degree, he then We are all born to die; we follow our friends to the brink of the grave, and, standing on the shore of a vast ocean, we gaze with exquisite anxiety until the last struggle is over, and we see them sink into the fathomless abyss. The Pot of Incense, the Beehive. S. W. (rising to his feet, and giving the sign of a Master Mason, if opened on that Degree.) At each exclamation he gives the grand hailing sign of distress (see Fig. The first was the voice of Jubela exclaiming:2 'Oh! Conductor--From the real grip of a Fellow Craft to the pass grip of a Master Mason. Q. And finally, the veracity of the legend is completely ignored by a reference to the Holy Scriptures. "BOAZ" SD: On the Five Points of Fellowship. Senior Deacon gives three loud knocks (), which are responded to by one () from the parties outside. What induced you to become a Master Mason? He ordered me to be returned to the Senior Warden in the west, who taught me to approach the east by three upright regular steps, my feet forming the angle of a perfect square, my body erect at the altar, before the Worshipful Master in the east. If you wish to learn (left to right: Worshipful Master Altar, Candidate. These answers are monitorial. From the above causes. 107:1 Professor Stuart, of Andover, one of the most skilful linguists and earned men in the United States, has endeavored to show that the legend of the Third Degree is an imposture, "since the names of the criminals are formed from the Latin language, and not from the Hebrew, to which they have no affinity whatever." (See Fig. "5th. The apron is white, lined and bordered with blue. John Taylor, a Master Mason himself, wrote: [T]hese two innocent men [Joseph and Hyrum] were confined in jail for a supposed crime, deprived of any weapons to defend themselves: had the pledged faith of the State of Illinois, by Gov. King Solomon then ordered them to take it by the Fellow Craft grip; but on trial, for the reason before given, the Fellow Craft's grip failed to benefit any--it could not be raised. First Craftsman--Hallo, friend! SD: Tu W. M. (two raps, all the officers rise to their feet.) . There is not only a sign, but words that accompany it. A. (See Note Q, Appendix.). 87:1 Our present Third Degree is not architectural, but traditionary, historical, and legendary; its traditions being unfortunately hyperbolical; its history apocryphal, and its legends fabulous.--The Freemason's Treasury, p. 222. (As explained from the preceding degrees, he then has this exchange The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. The Senior Deacon steps to the altar, takes the compasses, repairs to the door, opens it, and says: S. D.--Let him enter, and be received in due form. Duncan's Masoic Ritual and Monitor, by Malcom C. Duncan, [1866], at sacred-texts.com. kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation of this degree): WM: Brother Senior Deacon. Brother Gabe, permit me to call your attention to the last emblem on the carpet--the spade, setting-maul, coffin, grave, and sprig of acacia. W. M.--Brother Senior Warden, do you know any further business before this Lodge of Master Masons before we proceed to close? A. Kneeling on both my naked knees, both hands resting on the Holy Bible, square, and compasses; in which due form I took the solemn oath of a Master Mason, which is as follows: (Here give the obligation; but it is never required--being only a matter of form.). The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress. 130.). As they approach the Worshipful Master's station, he says: W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will reconduct the candidate to the Senior Warden in the west, with my orders that he teach him how to wear his apron as a Master Mason. *, At this point in the text there is an asterisk for a footnote which runs as follows:-. A. Five; two Masters and three Fellow Crafts. W. M.--Brother Gabe, on receiving further light, you perceive more than you have heretofore. These generous principles are to extend further. To preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied must be your constant care; and, for this purpose, it is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and condescension. The second was that of Jubelo, exclaiming: 'Oh! understands the word. SS: By being divested of all metallic substances, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot, both knees and breasts bare, hood-winked, and with a cable-two three times around his body, K. S.--I fear that some accident has befallen him. 127-130. towards the Master), and says: Brother, you will step off with your left foot one full step, and bring the heel of your right in the hollow of your left foot; now step off with your right foot, and bring the heel of your left in the hollow of your right foot; now step off with your left foot, and bring both heels together. with the Senior Deacon, who is standing next to the candidate, who is still They buried it in the rubbish of the Temple until low twelve, or twelve at night, when they met by agreement and carried it a westerly course from the Temple, to the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah, where they buried it in a grave dug due east and west, six feet perpendicular, at the head of which they planted an acacia, in order to conceal it, and that the place might be known, should occasion ever require; and then made their escape. Practically without exception, the first introduction to the Hailing Sign is received from the Master of the Lodge in which Brethren have been passed to the second degree. The method described is virtually identical for all workings, with certain minor variations. Granted, more modern forms of equipment have replaced this method. 113:1 CASSIA--sometimes improperly and ignorantly used for acacia. Some substitute for the latter, but with less propriety, the crown of thorns. A Paper by Peter Hamilton Currie -1991, originally produced for. A blue silk scarf, trimmed with silver, having a blue rosette at the shoulder and hip, is worn from left to right. 1. The Ruffians now return near to the body, when the following conversation takes place: First Ruffian--What shall we do in this case? Conductor. A. You say they turned back into the country? that my body had been severed in two, my bowels taken from thence and burned to ashes, the ashes scattered to the four winds of heaven, that no more remembrance might be had of so vile and wicked a wretch as I. Ah! [5], I am the daughter of a Master Mason [Heber C. Kimball]! Many accounts exist of it being used during the Civil War. The "work" known among Masons as the "Webb Work,". Worldly possession.--Dr. What is that? Ruffian--You have (here Master seizes the candidate more fiercely, and affects a great earnestness of purpose) escaped "Jubela" and "Jubelo"; me you cannot escape; my name is "Jubelum!" 6, p. 18), and says: S. D.--Brother Gabe, who has been regularly initiated Entered Apprentice, passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft, and now wishes to receive further light in Masonry, by being raised to the sublime Degree of a Master Mason. He walked in front of the vehicle and gave (what I know now as the grand hailing sign of distress) and within less than a minute two or three cars had pulled over to assist us. xxxiv. (Clinches candidate more fiercely.) ii. generally the W. M. in the east. A. This Degree is very lengthy, and to give the lecture at an initiation would take up too much of the night; but if there is time, the Master and Senior Warden usually go through with the first section before closing the Lodge, so that the candidate and brethren may become conversant with it. 18.) A. I was ordered to be returned to the place from whence I came, and reinvested of what I had been divested of, and wait the Worshipful Master's will and pleasure. 5, 6, and 7, pages 17 and 18) and ending with the grips. Finally, brethren, be ye all of one mind, live in peace, and may the God of love and peace delight to dwell with and bless you. S. D.--Has he made suitable proficiency in the preceding degrees? however, the connection of the widow's son with the building of the Temple was endeared to the two monarchs; and, to preserve and consecrate his memory, a new arrangement of discipline was adopted; and a legend incorporated into the system, which served to promote a similar object with the fabulous narrative used in the spurious initiations, viz., to inculcate and impress on the candidate's mind the doctrine of a resurrection and a future state--Theo. 96:1 Here the conductor or some brother draws his hand across candidate's naked belly: the sword is often used, especially if the initiation takes place in winter, the sword is left in a cold place--and when it is drawn across candidate's belly, it has a very shocking effect, causing the candidate to jump or tremble. You have a rough and rugged road to travel, beset with thieves, robbers, and murderers; and should you lose your life in the attempt, it will not be the first instance of the kind, my brother. Turning in his seat toward the Treasurer's desk, he says to the Treasurer: "My worthy brother of Tyre, as the Master's word is now lost, the first sign given at the grave, and the first word spoken, after the body is raised, shall be adopted for the regulation of all Masters' Lodges, until future generations shall find out the right. : "O Lord my God, I fear the Master's word is forever lost!" who has hitherto answered for you, will do so at this time. K. S. (to the S. W.)--My worthy brother of Tyre, I shall endeavor (with your assistance) to raise the body by the strong grip, or lion's paw, of the tribe of Judah. ), The Master steps to the feet of the candidate, bending over, takes him by the real grip of a Master Mason, places his right foot against the candidate's. Master then whispers "Mah-Ha-Bone" into the ear of the candidate. Ruffians--We will go back and get a pass, if that is the case. The Master either reads or repeats the following from a Monitor, which by many is committed to memory; but when he has the "work" (i.e., that part which is not monitorial), it is not necessary that he should commit to memory what is called the Master's carpet of emblems, but as it is a part of the initiation of the Third Degree, the author proposes to give it in its regular order of Lodge business. WM: Begin you. The Secretary commences to call off a lot of Bible names, to which each brother responds "Here!" The three Fellow Crafts who persisted in their murderous designs, knowing this to be his usual practice, placed themselves at the south, west, and east gates of the inner courts of the temple, and there awaited his return. The Grand Hailing Sign of Distress, is a method of calling for help, in cases of severe danger or distress. A. The Master should instruct the candidate (and he generally does) how to make the signs before he gets up from the altar, after taking the obligation. p. 166. But we are assured, that not only were the plans drawn and the specifications approved, but every other preparation was made for completing the work before the foundations were laid; even the stone and timber were carved, marked, and numbered before they were removed from the quarry and the forest; and, hence nothing was required, when the materials were conveyed to Jerusalem, but skilled labor to make it perfect and complete from foundation to cope-stone. I am decidedly of opinion that our tradition is merely allegorical; for there can be no doubt but the Chief Architect was present at the dedication of the Temple. What is that? S. D.--The pass is right; you will wait with patience until the Worshipful Master is informed of your request and his answer returned. and signing your name to the constitution and by-laws--which will then make you a member of this Lodge. King Solomon then ordered them to divide themselves into parties, and travel three east, three west, three north, and three south; and that they should, with others whom he should appoint, go in search of the ruffians. Q. Thus we find that "Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made King Solomon for the house of the Lord." THE ceremony of opening and conducting the business of a Lodge of Master Masons is nearly the same as in the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Crafts' Degrees, already explained. Is there a pagan, heathen, or savage nation on the globe that would not be moved on this great occasion, as the trees of the forest are moved by a mighty wind? This is all intended to produce its effect upon the ears of the candidate. GRAND HAILING SIGN OF DISTRESS After receiving instruction in the proper communication of the substitute for the Master's Word, the candidate is then instructed in regards to the Grand who is still kneeling at the altar, after having assume the obligation across the neck as shown on the left. : youth, man-hood, and age. In order that I might travel in foreign countries, work and receive Master's wages, being better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed Master Masons, their widows and orphans. The body of our Grand Master was buried three times: first, in the rubbish of the Temple; secondly, on the brow of a hill west of Mount Moriah; and, thirdly and lastly, as near the "Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies," of King Solomon's Temple, as the Jewish law would permit; and Masonic tradition informs us that there was erected to his memory a Masonic monument, consisting of "a beautiful virgin, weeping over a broken column; before her was a book open; in her right hand a sprig of acacia, in her left an urn; behind her stands Time, unfolding and counting the, ringlets of her hair.". Hemming. A. Most adult men in Hancock County, Illinois, were Masons, and there were Masons in the mob that attacked the jail. [paragraph continues] Wardens at the head, when the Master makes the sign of "distress" of a Master Mason, which is done by raising both hands and arms above the head. SD: It has. A. S. W. (now styled J. G. W.)--Most Worshipful King Solomon, there is no work laid out for us, and it is said we can have none. WM: Pass. Conductor (S. D.) leads the candidate up in front of the Master's seat in the east. MASTER GIVING THE GRAND MASONIC WORD ON THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP. No three States in the Union "work" alike. (1 Kings vii. In the primitive lectures--i.e., those which were used after the Revival in 1717, for the subject was never ventilated before that date--they were called "the three principal entrances to the Temple"; but subsequently it was thought expedient to particularize these entrances; and the passage was altered at first to "the east, west and south doors"; and, at the Union in 1813, the version became "north, south, and east entrances." W. M. (looking conductor in the eye.) SD: I A. I was conducted to the Worshipful Master in the east, who presented me with the working-tools of a Master Mason, which are all the implements of Masonry indiscriminately, but more especially the trowel. SD: From. It is my orders that strict search be made for him through the apartments of the Temple, and due inquiry made. ii. WM: Mark the difference, my Brother, Heretofore your answer The sign of the Entered Apprentice alludes to the penalty of the Entered These facts will account for the want of agreement between the East and the West and Southwest, as to what are the true Barney Lectures. W. M.--Brother Senior Deacon, you will now reconduct this candidate to the place from whence he came, and reinvest him with what he has been divested of, and await my further will and pleasure. A. By this time the candidate is dressed, his apron is tied on as a Master Mason. This proper means for an exchange of the substitute Do this three times three, hands coming together each time) 3 times and say: Amen, so be it. Behold! S. W.--As the sun rises in the east, to open and govern the day, so rises the Worshipful Master in the east (here the Master gives three raps (), when all in the Lodge rise to their feet, the Master rising first), to open and govern his Lodge, set the Craft to work, and give them proper instructions. W. M.--Reading of the present communication. W. M.--Brethren, the minutes will stand approved, if there are no objections. of a Fellow Craft. The sign is made by cupping the right hand over the After receiving instruction in the proper communication of the substitute for the Master's Word, the candidate is then instructed in regards to the Grand Hail, "Furthermore, I do promise and swear that I will not give the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress of a Master Mason, except for the benefit of the Craft while at work or for the instruction of a Brother, unless I am in real distress; and should I see the sign given, or hear the word spoken, I will hasten to the relief of the person so giving it.". M . Captain--I should be glad of your company. J. W. (offering his hand to candidate.) as the Worshipful Master and candidate embrace one another thusly: foot It is not, however, with the physical representation of the sign that we are here concerned, so much as with the explanation of the derivation of that sign. W. M.--To what do you allude, my brother? 1, It is generally known among Masons, that in the Northwestern States the lectures and "work" are those as taught by Barney. There was nothing found on or about the body excepting the jewel of his office, by which his body was discovered. --Nothing, Worshipful (some say), in the west. SD: From. WM: From what and to what? Subsequently to 1818, Brother Barney went to the Western and Southwestern States, and, being in delicate health, adopted the profession of Masonic lecturing as a means of subsistence. John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, that I will always hail, ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secrets, arts, parts, point or points, of the Master Masons' Degree, to any person or persons whomsoever, except it be to a true and lawful brother of this Degree, or in a regularly constituted Lodge of Master Masons, nor unto him, or them, until by strict trial, due examination, or lawful information, I shall have found him, or them, as lawfully entitled to the same as I am myself. After being taught to wear your apron as a Master Mason, how were you then disposed of? A. MASTER MASON DEGREE (Third Degree in the Blue Lodg "TUBALCAIN" PASS GRIP OF A MASTER MASON (HANDSHAKE), "MA-HA-BONE" REAL GRIP OF A MASTER MASON (HANDSHAKE). for the Master's Word in any other way or manner than that in which I receive Mormon writers, intent on distancing the WM: From what and to what? SD: From. Conductor--Cain. S. W.--Brother Junior Warden, it is the orders of the Worshipful Master, &c., &c. J. W.--Brethren, you have heard the orders of the Worshipful Master, as communicated to me through the Senior Warden in the west--you will take notice, and govern yourselves accordingly. A. And Moses also, when he came down from the mount, hailed his brethren with this double sign (the first and second part) in order to arrest their attention, as a signal for them to attend to J. D.--By a brother of this Degree within the outer door. 116:1 The occasion of the brethren searching so diligently for their Master was, to receive from him the secret word of Masonry, which should be delivered down as a test to the fraternity of after ages.--Historical Land marks, vol. When through, signify by saying Amen, and arise and pursue your journey. After the sign is made, the whole party commence marching around the body with the sun, singing the following dirge; and, if the Lodge has an organ or melodeon, it is played on this occasion, in a very solemn and impressive manner. ", All now form in a circle around the body, the Master and. All these were, classed and arranged in such a manner, by the wisdom of Solomon, that neither envy, discord, nor confusion was suffered to interrupt that universal peace and tranquillity which pervaded the world at that important period." of a Master Mason. were GRAVELOT, QUIBO, and AKIROP. 1 This word cannot be given in any other way, and by Masons is considered a test of all book Masons. The Mason firmly grasps the right hand of a fellow Mason. We will carry the body a westerly course from the Temple to the brow of the hill west of Mount Moriah, where I have dug a grave due east and west, six feet perpendicular. was an attempt to save his life and the life of his friends by calling out to Freemasons in the mob. By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, hoodwinked, with a cable-tow three times around my body, in which condition I was conducted to the door of the Lodge by a brother. K. S.--Jubelum, you stand charged as the wilful murderer of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff. They present the jewel to the Master, who, on examination of it, says: "This is the jewel of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff; there can be no longer any doubt as to the identity of the body.". ", "Yes, here is the body of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff, in a mangled and putrid state. First Ruffian, Jubela, generally the J. W. in the south. The exact method of the sign, is closely held by Masons. WM: Will be you be off or from? One system says fifteen Fellow Crafts went in search; another, twelve; and asserts that the three (murderers) left the sprig of acacia: others affirm that it was the recanters who placed it there as a mark. The Word, which was said to be lost, was pronounced upon the cross, which the Jews could not comprehend. They meet in the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of Holies of King Solomon's Temple.". --Brother Senior Warden, at the opening of this Lodge you informed me that you were a Master Mason. WM: Has it a name? 6 .--In making this sign, The Master having given the word, which is MAH-HAH-BONE, in low breath, requests the candidate to repeat it with him, which is in this wise: Master telling candidate never to give it in any other way than that in which he has received it. Emergency services are on standby at Sydney airport after a Qantas Airways Ltd flight issued a mayday signal on Wednesday. 16, p. Reader, I have given you the whole of the first three Degrees in Masonry. violate this my Entered Apprentice obligation.". &c., &c.; the third was the voice of Jubelum, exclaiming, "Oh! S. D.--At the left hand of the Worshipful Master in the east. Godwyn says: 'Making a covenant was a solemn binding of each other to the performance of a mutual promise, by outward ceremonies of cutting a beast in twain, and passing between the parts thereof' (Jer. This, my brother, may soon designate our last resting-place in that everlasting and silent abode, that haven of rest, that peaceful home, "where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.". and brotherly love, and will invest you with the pass-grip, pass-word, You have a pass from King Solomon, I presume? FIG. 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